When the Russian invasion began, the 74-year-old Fuminori Tsuchiko then traveled across Europe. What happens in Ukraine, where city residents moved to metro stations, hiding from bombs and rockets, was told by volunteers in Poland. He did not think long – shortly he was already in the northeast of Ukraine, where he immediately began to aid the most deprived. I've seen that the people of Kharkov are not safe. I visited respective subway stations. People needed help. I decided to stay here and aid them," says Japanese.
From April to December last year, during the most massive Russian raids Fuminori lived in the subway, at the labour Heroes station. He helped his neighbors. He played with the kids, cooked, and described life underground on Facebook. The subway was fine. People stuck together. They were very good to me, they cared for me due to my age – he recalls. However, he proved himself to be able to care for others. Like everyone else, he ran under fire all day to get food for everyone. He asks me, “Bomba?” I say, "Yes." He: “Besides?”. “No”. And he said, "Okay, let's go." And we walked – laughs his erstwhile “neighbor” Natalia Hrama.
I’ve been following Fuminori Tsuchiko since last summer.
He’s a 75-year-old nipponese man who came to Kharkiv, and lived with the locals in the subway station.
Now with the donations from his countrymen he opened a cafe that feeds about 300 a day for free.
Glory is Japan!
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— Natalka (@NatalkaKyiv) April 22, 2023
